Cartoni focus hd, User Manual

Page: 10 / 24

10
3. FLUID HEAD SETUP
1 - Place the FOCUS HD on your tripod by loosening the tie-down
knob (11) under the Fluid Head and level using the level bubble (9).
In low light conditions, press button (9) for light.
2 - Connect the pan bar (12) to the Fluid Head tightening the lever (2) on
the pan bar attachment and select your desired operating angle.
The telescopic pan bar lenght can be adjusted via lever (3).
3 - Lock both pan and tilt brakes (5 and 6), turn both tilt drag selector
(8) and counterbalance knob (10) to the minimum level.
4 - Open completely the camera plate lock lever (7) to release the camera
plate (1).
5 - Attach the camera plate (1) to the bottom of the camera and
tighten the clamping screw to secure the camera, centering the camera
plate on the camera, keeping the center of gravity position in mind.
6 - Place the camera sideways on top of the FOCUS HD, the wedge
plate will lock into place: The camera plate locking lever (7) will click
into an intermediate position, so that you can slide the camera back &
forth to the best position.
7 - Hold the camera in horizontal position with the pan bar (12) and release
the tilt brake lever (6). To find the correct center of gravity position,
slide the camera plate (1) back & forth till you have achieved the
desired balance. Lock the camera plate lever (7) all the way trough.
8 - Set the counterbalance system by turning the balance knob clockwise
(10) to appropriate tension. The camera has to stay put at any tilt angle.
Eventually fine tune by adjusting the sliding plate.
9 - Unlock the pan brake lever (5) and set the fluid drag control by
adjusting selectors (4) and (8).
10 - When bubble light fails it is time to replace the batteries (9). Pull out
the bubble light battery tray.